MOSCOW, May 11. The decision to include the Kherson region on the basis of the opinion of the inhabitants of Russia guarantees the legitimacy and legality of this decision and will comply with international law, in particular, the UN, Alexander Bashkin, a member of the Federation Council Committee on Constitutional Legislation, told RIA Novosti. -Civil Administration of the Region Kirill Stremousov. Earlier on Wednesday, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that the residents of the Kherson region should decide for themselves whether the region will become part of Russia, but this issue must be clearly verified, have a legal justification and be legitimate, as in the case of Crimea. the determining factor in this process is the will of the people, the appeal of the leadership of the region can only be an additional factor. This is in line with the decisions of the UN, the norms of international law and will guarantee the legality and legitimacy of such a decision, including at the international level,» Bashkin said. recalled that the President of the Russian Federation spoke more than once about the need for decisions by the citizens themselves in such cases. 
14:27 In the Kherson region they urged not to believe the words of Kyiv about the seizure of the region
